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Musical Me Offers Early Childhood Music Classes

Offering the best in Early Childhood Music Classes: Birth to 6 years of age Music Together® - Mondays Canta y Baila Conmigo® - Fridays @ Callaghan Park, Watsonville Register at 225 Sudden Street Watsonville,CA or call 831-438-3514

Underground history: Aged manholes being replaced

Three early-day manholes in Watsonville are headed for the history books.

Fairgrounds sets cannabis event policy

The Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds Board of Directors approved a policy Tuesday that allows up to four cannabis-related events at the fairgrounds annually.

State board approves new charter school for Watsonville

California’s top education officials on Wednesday approved the charter petition of a school that was rejected twice in Santa Cruz County.

Legendary Mexican band to play fairgrounds

Popular Mexican music group Banda el Recodo will make a stop in Watsonville this weekend.

Flu claims 39-year-old victim in Santa Clara

Santa Clara County health officials announced Tuesday that a 39-year-old person has died from the flu.

About Town, Week of Jan. 7

Observations from around the Pajaro Valley.

Man arrested after punching, robbing boy

A man was arrested Jan. 4 after he reportedly punched a boy in the face and stole his cell phone.

Newsom sworn in as state's 40th governor

California Gov. Gavin Newsom was sworn in Monday and immediately drew sharp battle lines with President Donald Trump, pledging to enact "progressive, principled" policies as the antidote to the White House's "corruption and incompetence."

Tallying weather damage; new storm on deck

A powerful winter storm roared through the Monterey Bay Sunday, tossing power poles and trees to the ground, closing roads, and flooding streets and homes.
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Monterey County Supervisor Luis Alejo

How Farmworkers Outlawed ‘El Cortito’ 50 Years Ago

For decades in the Salinas Valley, the short-handle hoe, known as “El Cortito,” was used for weeding and thinning rows of crops that kept...